The routledge dictionary of modern american slang offers the ultimate record of modern post ww2 american slang the 25000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer examples of usage from popular literature newspapers magazines movies television shows musical lyrics and internet user groups etymology cultural context country of origin and the date the word was first used are also provided in terms of content the cultural transformations . The routledge dictionary of modern american slang and unconventional english offers the ultimate record of modern american slang the 25000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer lively examples of usage from popular literature newspapers magazines movies television shows musical lyrics and internet user groups. The routledge dictionary of modern american slang and unconventional english offers the ultimate record of modern american slang. Doi 101108 09504120910945281 corpus id 161443661 the routledge dictionary of modern american slang and unconventional english inproceedingshughes2009therd titlethe routledge dictionary of modern american slang and unconventional english authorh hughes year2009 . The routledge dictionary of modern american slang and unconventional english skip to main content see whats new with book lending at the internet archive a line drawing of the internet archive headquarters building facade an illustration of a magnifying glass an illustration of a magnifying glass an illustration of a horizontal line over an up pointing arrow upload an illustration of